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TIL that the 1876 United States presidential election is the only election where the losing candidate won a majority (rather than a plurality) of the popular vote.

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W81N TIL about the lake peigne urban disaster in Louisiana, in which an oil drill broke through into a salt mine and caused a whirlpool that swallowed the whole lake and part of an island
x6L5D TIL that the corporate takeover of American politics began in 1971 when the U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked Lewis Powell, a corporate attorney, to draft a memo on the state of the country. His memo argued that American business was "under broad attack" from consumer, labor and environmental groups.
VB7kk TIL there are more variants of the English language then just American English, British English, etc. These include South Atlantic English, which is an English variant from St Helena and Tristan da Cunha, as well as Antarctic English.
Y7X6W TIL that photographer Yousuf Karsh used a joke from the Pope to make Mandela feel comfortable for a photo shoot
xjb TIL the nylon American flag planted on the moon during Apollo 11 cost $5.50, was knocked over by exhaust from the Lunar Module’s ascent, and is likely disintegrated by four decades of heat, UV rays and radiation.